{"product_id":"machines-that-think-big-ideas-that-changed-the-world-2","title":"Machines That Think!: Big Ideas That Changed the World #2","description":"Award-winning author\/illustrator Don Brown explores computers and technology in this exciting installment of the Big Ideas That Changed the World graphic novel series.\n\nMachines That Think! explores machines from ancient history to today that perform a multitude of tasks, from making mind-numbing calculations to working on assembly lines to guiding spaceships to the moon.\n\nIt includes fascinating looks at the world’s earliest calculators, the birth of computer programming, and the arrival of smartphones. Contributors discussed include Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, Ada Lovelace, Alan Turing, and Bill Gates.\n\nFrom the abacus to artificial intelligence, machines through the ages have pushed the boundaries of human capability and creativity.\n\nBig Ideas That Changed the World is a graphic novel series that celebrates the hard-won succession of ideas that ultimately changed the world. Humor, drama, and art unite to tell the story of events, discoveries, and ingenuity over time that led humans to come up with a big idea and then make it come true.\n\nBig Ideas That Changed the World series:\nRocket to the Moon! (#1)\nMachines That Think! (#2)\nA Shot in the Arm! (#3)\nWe the People! (#4)\nAll Charged Up! (#5)\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1419740989\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1419740989.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Brown, Don\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Pages are clean with no markings. May show minor signs of wear or cosmetic defects  marks, cuts, bends, or scuffs  on the cover, spine, pages, or dust jacket. May have remainder marks on edges.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41445315543098,"sku":"DBV.1419740989.VG","price":6.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1419740989-0.jpg?v=1780692916","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/machines-that-think-big-ideas-that-changed-the-world-2","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}